Cranford at Christmas (December, 2016)
Cranford at Christmas by Laura Turner Directed by Gloria Milne ADC Theatre 06 – 10 December 2016
Combined Actors in association with Bawds present Laura Turner’s Cranford at Christmas, adapted from the Cranford stories by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Deep in the frosty Victorian countryside, chestnuts are roasting and carols are being sung as the folk of Cranford busily prepare for Christmas. There we join Miss Pole, Miss Matty and Mrs Jamieson, warming their frozen hands on cups of steaming cocoa and bedecking their houses with holly and mistletoe.
But events take a sudden turn when disaster strikes and the community must unite to keep the spirit of Christmas alive in this heart-warming tale of charity and goodwill.
Production team
- Director: Gloria Milne
- Designer: Jonathan Spriggs
- Scenic Artist: Cathy McCluskey
- Stage Manager: Rachel Chapman
- Production Manager: Sheila Pierre
- ASM Properties: Kate Crofts
- Set Designer: Tony Broscomb
- Master Carpenter: Tony Broscomb
- Lighting Design: Dominic Plunkett
- Sound Design: Chris Hay
- Technical Director: Alex Brett, Michael Darvell, Mary Sumner
- Hair and Makeup: Hannah Curtis
- Lighting Operator: Diane Winkleby, Mary Sumner
- Crew: Richard Peroni, Kitty Foster
Cast list
- Miss Matty Jenkyns: Brenda Cottis
- Peter Jenkyns: Graham Waterhouse
- Miss Pole: Mandi Cattell
- Mrs Jamieson: Rosemary Eason
- Miss Mary Smith: Caroline Harbord
- Major Adams/Thomas: James Dowson
- Martha Hearn: Izzy Rees
- Jen Hearn: James Inman
- Lady Glernmire/Carol Singer: Mandy Jeffery
- Doctor Hoggins: Mike Milne
- Betty: Lindsey McAuley
- Mr Mulliner: James Inman
- Mrs Forrester: Caroline Lewis
- Mrs Rose: Mavis Perkins
- Carol singer/Villager: Hannah Curtis
- Villager: Ken Eason
- Mistletoe Seller: Paul Gaskell
- Carol singer/Flautist: Helena Gleissner
- Carol Singers: ChrisAvery, Martin Avery, Bob Bright, Cassi Roberts
- Precious Flo, Mrs Jamisons dog: Flo owened by Jacqeline Hodkinson